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📘 Areas of a Project

(PMP Knowledge Areas)

Key Management Domains for Successful Project Delivery

What are Areas of a Project?

In PMP terminology, Areas of a Project usually refers to the key knowledge areas (or management domains) that a project manager must manage to successfully deliver a project.

These areas cover everything needed to complete a project effectively.

📘 Key Areas of a Project (PMP Knowledge Areas)

🟦 Integration Management
🟩 Scope Management
🟨 Schedule (Time) Management
🟧 Cost Management
🟪 Quality Management
🟥 Resource Management
🟫 Communications Management
⬛ Risk Management
🟦 Procurement Management
🟩 Stakeholder Management

📘 Detailed Areas

Integration Management

Coordinates all parts of the project, ensures everything works together, manages changes.

Scope Management

Defines what is included/excluded, creates WBS, controls scope changes.

Schedule Management

Defines timeline, plans activities and milestones, controls schedule.

Cost Management

Estimates budget, controls expenses, ensures cost efficiency.

Quality Management

Ensures standards, continuous improvement, QA & QC.

Resource Management

Manages people and resources, assigns roles, builds team.

Communications Management

Ensures information flow, reporting, stakeholder updates.

Risk Management

Identifies and manages risks, plans responses.

Procurement Management

Manages vendors, contracts, and external purchases.

Stakeholder Management

Identifies stakeholders, manages expectations, engagement.

🔄 Simple View

• What to do → Scope
• When to do → Schedule
• How much → Cost
• How well → Quality
• Who does it → Resources
• Who is informed → Communication
• What could go wrong → Risk
• External help → Procurement
• Who cares → Stakeholders
• How everything fits → Integration

📊 How Project Areas Work Together

Scope
Schedule
Cost
Quality
Delivery

🎯 PMP Exam Tip

  • Planning scope, time, cost → Triple constraint areas
  • Communication or stakeholders → People-focused areas
  • Risks or vendors → Control areas

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